Pepernoot Hooded Coat Complete!

Posted January 17, 2016

I spent a lot of time the past two nights finishing my coat. The exterior is corduroy and as I was working the dye was staining my fingers. What!? So, today it's been washed and soaked and extra rinsed like crazy. Hopefully it will be leaky no more when I take it out of the dryer.

I cheated a little near the end. I started to slip stitch the lining to the exterior, but I was having trouble with my patience, and I quit. I ended up attaching it using my machine, and this morning when I put it on, I noticed that it is not lying flat. I may need to take that whole seam out or ? I don't know. The lining fabric is polyester, and I could not iron it. That made things difficult. If I make this one again, I will do things differently when I select fabric.

I love the hood. I especially love the detail on the bodice and the back. This fabric does not show that detail very well.

It fits nicely so long as I am not wearing anything bulky underneath. It would be perfect over a dress. I made a few mistakes along the way, but I don't think that anyone else is going to be able to tell. Except for that pesky hem.

I colored in my square on the Patterns BINGO Card for Waffle, and I figured out that this is going to be difficult. I already want to buy another Waffle Pattern. BUT, since I am sticking to my BINGO Game, I am not going to buy a pattern until I get 5 in a row. Hopefully I will have another square colored in tomorrow. Also, I am hoping to not purchase fabric except as a reward for BINGO. So far, I did buy 1 remnant - Less than a yard of Star Wars fabric.

Exceptional by 7seconds: "and I'll get up tomorrow and fight the apathy."